this is bbc news. the headlines at three. the former royal marine ciaran maxwell has been jailed for 18 years after he was found guilty of making bombs for the continuity ira. remembering the fallen — 100 years after the start of the world war one battle of passchendaele — commemorations are taking place in belgium. members of the royal family and the prime minister have attended a special service to remember those who served and died in one of the bloodiest battles ever fought. the battle we know today as passchendaele would last for over 100 days. we remember it, not only for the rain that fell, the mud that weighed down the living and swallowed the dead, but also for the courage and bravery of the men who fought here. 4,000 guests have been invited to attend today's ceremonies — among them descendants of those who fought and died —

to honour their sacrifice. i will be reporting live from tyne cot ce m ete ry i will be reporting live from tyne cot cemetery and talking to some of those about the sacrifices of their a ncestors. ministers insist they can deliver thousands more staff in england, despite questions about whether it's feasible. calls to cancel a controversial programme about diana, princess of wales which is due to be shown this weekend. and not on the pitch but in court — cristiano ronaldo gives his testimony as he faces accusations of tax fraud. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. a former royal marine who made pipe bombs for a dissident republican group has been jailed for 18 years

at the old bailey for preparing terrorist acts. ciaran maxwell, who was originally from northern ireland but lived in somerset, stashed anti—personnel mines, mortars, ammunition and 1a pipe bombs at locations in england and northern ireland. sentencing him, thejudge said his actions had been a "flagrant breach of trust and a betrayal of his position in the armed forces." 0ur our home affairs correspondentjune kelly reports. ciaran maxwell appeared the proud commando, posting his training exercises on facebook. but even before he passed out, he was the enemy within the royal marines, living the most audacious double life. throughout his military career, he was making bombs for the dissident irish republican group the continuity ira. he was a very accomplished and sophisticated bomb maker who could have supplied these

devices over a long period of time to dissident republicans and undoubtedly, i believe, that by being caught now, lives have been saved. four of maxwell's bombs were used by the continuity ira in residential areas and two of them went off. no one was hurt. he built 14 went off. no one was hurt. he built 1a bombs and he knew those he was servicing were intent on attacking police stations and killing officers. maxwell had researched over 300 targets. he was from the northern irish town of larne and using his military id, he would regularly travel back here carrying bullets and bomb—making components. it was near larne that police uncovered the first of a series of hides used by maxwell to store his lethal stashes. these included antipersonnel mines. as a member of the royal marines elite a0 commando unit, ciaran maxwell was based here

in somerset, and this is where he was arrested. for years, without ever being caught, he had been systematically stealing british military ammunition and adding it to his terrorist arsenal. as well as the locations in northern ireland, he had a further network of hides in the west country, close to his home in devon. in all, he had a3 hideaways for his deadly caches. as a teenager, ciaran maxwell was badly beaten by a loyalist gang. he was a catholic growing up in the unionist area. asa catholic growing up in the unionist area. as a result, he suffered from post—traumatic stress disorder. but the prosecution said they did not believe this was at the root of his offending. a former army officer and 110w offending. a former army officer and now northern ireland politician doug beattie, is astonished that maxwell got away with his extraordinary double life for so long. we could be looking at loss of life perpetrated at the hands of a serving soldier of the british military. if we don't

have a look at our security checks and how we let people before they join the military, we will have problems in the future. the ministry of defence said all personnel were subject to security checks throughout their careers. ciaran maxwell, the rogue marine, now begins his jail term. 0ur correspondent nick bea ke begins his jail term. 0ur correspondent nick beake joined me a short while ago. this man ciaran maxwell was leading an extraordinary double life. this man vowed to serve queen and country but at the same time he was building bombs to be used by the dissident republican group. he knew full well the devices he was constructing could have been used by people who wanted to kill police officers in northern ireland. we know that within weeks ofjoining the marines, he was researching how to build bombs and in the end he construct it 1a pipe bombs, four of

them were deployed in northern ireland, two of them exploded. no one was injured by them. we have heard thejudge's comments. he said this was a flag ra nt comments. he said this was a flagrant breach of the trust put in him and he had let down the armed forces for which he was extensively serving. his actions only came to light after five years, because two members of the public found the weapons stashes he had created in northern ireland and devon near his home. it was then that he was linked to this much wider stash. the judge was asked what was his motivation for joining was asked what was his motivation forjoining the marines. was there a suggestion all along that he would bea suggestion all along that he would be a mole or a spy. thejudge said there was sufficient evidence that there was sufficient evidence that there was sufficient evidence that there was any sinister motivation for him joining the marines back in 2010. that said, thejudge said he needed to send a message out. he passed sentence of 23 years, 18 of

which will be spent in prison for ciaran maxwell. the man who was about to be promoted to full corporal, he was someone who briefed his colleagues on the security system in northern ireland but all along, he was an enemy within. nick beake reporting along, he was an enemy within. nick bea ke reporting there. commemorations have taken place to mark the centenary of the start of the battle of passchendaele. it was one of the bloodiest of world war one. around half a million allied and german soldiers were killed, wounded or went missing in three months of fighting. prince charles, the duke and duchess of cambridge joined a000 guests to remember the sacrifice made by so many in a battle that has come to symbolise the horror of world war one. ben brown is at tyne cot cemetery in belgium. yes, simon, good afternoon. around this time 100 years ago, the battle of passchendaele was well underway. it had started in the early hours of the morning. by now, troops had gone over the top to start the offensive

and many of the british and commonwealth soldiers were already dead. the battle would rage for more than three months. half a million casualties on both sides, killed, missing and injured. and alter the gain ofjust missing and injured. and alter the gain of just five miles. missing and injured. and alter the gain ofjust five miles. the weather today, it has been dry and sunny for this commemorative service. during the battle of passchendaele and for three months, there was torrential rain. the worst rainfall for 30 yea rs. rain. the worst rainfall for 30 years. it turned the battlefield into a years. it turned the battlefield intoa swamp years. it turned the battlefield into a swamp of liquid mud, and many of the troops literally drowned in the mud, in the huge holes which opened up in the battlefield and they were full of mud, horses, tanks and men devoured there. this commemorative service has been attended by prince charles and the duke and duchess of cambridge, who laid flowers at the tomb of the unknown soldier. robert hall has this report. there are few more peaceful places

than the gentle slope of tyne cot. today among its white headstones, families looked back across the years to another big push. at ten to four in the morning, less than five miles from here, thousands of men drawn from across britain, france and the commonwealth attacked german lines. the battle we know today as passchendaele would last for over 100 days. we remember it not only for the rain that fell, the mud that weighed down the living and swallowed the dead, but also for the courage and bravery of the men who fought here. tyne cot overlooks the rolling farmland, streams and woods that were once no man's land.

a scar of liquid mud and stagnant, stinking craters. this rare film held by the australian national archive gives a sense of the struggle to gain ground as more and more men were thrown into the attack. bert ferns joined the lancashire fusiliers with a school friend at 18. he struggled up slimy duck boards to reach his starting point. we were often taking a quarter of an hour to go a couple of yards, because some of the duck boards were tilted to one side or another. others were falling into shallows. we got some out and there are some we couldn't get out. the point was, was it worth rescuing two men's lives to save one? private edward michael, 13th platoon, b company,

aath battalion, australian... private james munro. 0ne south african infantry regiment... my great great grandfather... my great, great uncle, private walter stevenson... voices and stories from around the world. in the army, men from distant corners of the empire fought and died alongside each other. bert began his attack here beside the german bunkers that now lies within tyne cot cemetery. the lancashire fusiliers made its way up here towards passchendaele village and a spot bert later said he would never forget.

we came across what would be about 100 yards square of bodies that had been caught in an artillery shrapnel attack. they were absolutely massacred. tyne cot may not see an event on this scale again, but it has been a place of pilgrimage for a cemetery but it has been a place of pilgrimage for a century and is likely to remain so for generations to come. tyne cot cemetery is an extraordinary sight and i am joined by the senior head gardener who is one of the people who makes it look so one of the people who makes it look so immaculate. today must be a

special day to have this commemorative santini of service here at tyne cot? absolutely. at the commonwealth war graves —— commonwealth war graves —— commonwealth war graves commission we feel privileged to bring comfort to the relatives who come here every day. but it must be a heavy burden to keep the cemetery as the relatives would want it. there are just under 12,000 buried here? relatives would want it. there are just under12,000 buried here? yes, five years before the ceremony we started planning the work we would have to do to deliver top—quality performance here today and we replanted the performance here today and we repla nted the cemetery, performance here today and we replanted the cemetery, up to a000 herbaceous plants and 3000 roses to make it look the best for people who have come from all around the world. you were blessed with great weather, unlike the weather at the battle of

passchendaele. absolutely. today is a perfect day. it shows off the pla nts a perfect day. it shows off the plants in the cemetery. we are here all year round and sometimes you get all year round and sometimes you get a sense of how the men had to battle the elements as well as the enemy. they are so green and peaceful, these flanders fields, but we were looking at some archive pictures of 100 years ago, and the battlefields we re 100 years ago, and the battlefields were muddy swamps, when they? absolutely. we are trying to create something where people can reflect on both times but also so that the commonwealth war graves commission can deliver a resting place, a tribute to the huge sacrifice, the ultimate sacrifice that so many men made. last night we had a ceremony at ypresjust down made. last night we had a ceremony at ypres just down the road. at menin gate thousands of paper poppies were released into the evening sky and you were in charge of that, each one representing one

of that, each one representing one of the missing there at menin gate. that is right, that is something we have been doing for a number of yea rs have been doing for a number of years now. on the 11th of november every year we do a poppy dropped through the three holes. it is an emotional moment for everybody. 0ne p°ppy emotional moment for everybody. 0ne poppy leaf representing each name of the missing on the menin gate. why is it so important, do you think, 100 years on, to remember the sacrifice at the battle of passchendaele, where there were half a million casualties on both sides? i think people still relate to that time. people learn from history. it is relevant today with wars going on around the world. we look back on one of the biggest wars in the history of our country. there are millions of visitors who come through here every year. they are looking for some kind of peace and some kind of explanation of what happened and we try and give them some resting surroundings. and

important for future generations to keep coming here, to keep coming to tyne cot cemetery and to pay their respects to the dead. absolutely. and nicest thing is to see the schooljudge him coming here. it is pa rt schooljudge him coming here. it is part of the syllabus in england. we try and speak to them and teach them a little bit about what actually happened here in these fields. very good to talk to. jerry white, senior gardener at tyne cot cemetery. the commemoratives service is over now. the a000 people have departed from the service. they are the descendants of the men who fought and died here at passchendaele and they wanted to be here to remember their ancestors and make sure that everybody else remembers them as well. simon, back to. thank you. we'll have more from tyne cot cemetery throughout the afternoon.

the headlines on bbc news: the former royal marine ciaran maxwell has been jailed for 18 years after he pleaded guilty for making bombs for dissident republican groups and the continuity ira. 100 years on from passchendaele, descendants of the dead have joined dignitaries, including the royal family, for a service of commemoration in belgium. the government announces plans to recruit thousands more mental health workers in england, despite questions about from those working in the services about whether those targets a re in the services about whether those targets are visible. in sport, england have won the third test against south africa. moeen ali wrapping up the victory. england lead the series a—1 —— 2—1. liverpool fans vote overwhelmingly in favour of rail seating. and england head back to the training ground as they prepared to face the

netherlands in the semifinals of the women's euros. i will have more on those stories just after 3:30pm. the government has pledged to recruit another 21,000 mental health workers in england over the next four years. the health secretaryjeremy hunt says it's time to end the "historic imbalance" between mental and physical health services, and wants an extra 1 million people to be treated by 2021. the royal college of nursing says more money is needed to be able to train new staff on time. here's our health editor hugh pym. underfunded and not prioritised, mental health care has suffered in recent years according to campaigners and charities, with patients often experiencing long waits for nhs treatment. the government says that is changing with new investment and an expansion of the mental health workforce in england. we have worked out exactly how me more doctors, nurses, therapists we need, we have worked out where we think we can get them from, and like all plans it will be challenging to deliver it

but we are determined to hold true to our promise to transform mental health services. the plan involves an extra 21,000 mental health staff in england by the 2020 financial year, including children's services, adult talking therapies and crisis care. official figures show that there was a fall in the number of mental health nurses of more than 6600 between 2010 and 2016. the move has been welcomed by the royal college of nursing, though leaders are sceptical about what can be delivered. how are we going to do that in such a short timescale when other government policies are getting in the way of that? we already know we have one in ten posts in mental health vacant, we will fill those as well as putting additional nurses in. campaigners warned it would not address all the problems of recent years but it was a step in the right direction. because mental health services have been underfunded for so much time, this initiative by itself fails to give the parity of esteem

that so many of us want, but what it will do it set the foundations to be able to look forward to future where mental health is treated on an equal footing to physical health. labour argued that by keeping a lid on public sector pay the government was making it harderfor the nhs to recruit and retain staff. to expect that people are going to flock when nothing is being done about pay, where there are real workload problems and is morale problems, it is not realistic. a key part of the government plan is to encourage psychiatrists and mental health nurses who have left the nhs to return, whether that can be achieved is farfrom clear. i'm joined from leeds by ian hamilton, lecturer in mental health at the university of york. thank you forjoining us. we have

been hearing about parity between mental and physical health services for some time now. how significant is this announcement in making that happen? on the surface it would seem like really good news, to have this level of investment announced. everything would seem positive but i do have some concerns. everything would seem positive but i do have some concernslj everything would seem positive but i do have some concerns. i suspect they are to do with money, are they? they are to do with money, of course. this is the health secretary who has seen a reduction in the number of mental health nurses and cuts in mental health services, so forgive me if i find it slightly disingenuous on the one hand the health secretary is announcing today he will make it his ambition to recruit more mental health nurses, when he has been imposed overseeing a reduction in nurses. but money is not the only issue. we have a range of factors which are all constantly seeing in one time. brexit, for

instance. the free movement of people will be a factor in terms of recruitment. also, mental health nurses who are currently in post have, some of them, over the next three to five years, will be retiring in significant numbers. i am puzzled to know how the health secretary plans to recruit numbers, and even to get us back to the point where we were five or six years ago. when you talk about free movement, the subtext is brexit. how difficult is getting new mental health nurses going to be, given there is already a problem in the wider health service? i think the problems are twofold. we need to retain the staff we already have an something we have not —— that has not received a lot of attention is the decimation of training of nurses once they have qualified. mental health training for those already in post was

reduced to almost zero last year. staff need training to keep up to date, to feel valued. it is a really important part of ensuring they are supported in their continuing development, and that is notjust for their sake, but for the patients they treat as well, to ensure they receive the most up—to—date and quality care. can you go into detail about why some mental health nurses retire at 55 instead of 65. that will clearly be an issue? it is. this was something that was introduced 20 or 30 years ago. it was to recognise the special work that mental health nurses do. they clearly, as most people appreciate, are exposed to very stressful situations on a daily basis, and there is a limit to how long you can really have the capacity to keep being exposed to those situations. so mental health officer status was

a right that was introduced to help not only retained but to protect the mental health of mental health nurses, and allow them to retire that little bit earlier, to ensure they were kept healthy themselves. it is good to give me your time. ian hamilton, thank you. retired marinejohn kelly has been sworn in as white house chief of staff. donald trump said he would do a spectacularjob and described his previous role in homeland security as spectacular. one of the world's highest—paid sports stars, cristiano ronaldo, has appeared in court in spain, accused of defrauding the authorities of millions of pounds in tax. prosecutors say the real madrid star used a company to hide his true income. ronaldo has allegedly evaded paying more than £13 million in tax since 2010. his earnings last year

amounted to £72 million — which included his salary, bonuses and endorsements. ronaldo has denied the allegations, saying in a previous statement that his conscience is clear. let's cross live to madrid and to our correspondent richard conway. the question everybody will ask is who on earth was advising him? that isa who on earth was advising him? that is a good question. the super agent who looks after cristiano ronaldo has made it clear it was not him. he said he did not give any advice to cristiano ronaldo about his tax affairs. we have had a statement from court in the last couple of hours detailing some of the testimony that cristiano ronaldo gave to thejudge testimony that cristiano ronaldo gave to the judge today. he said i have no intention of defrauding the state. i did not evade paying tax, it was not my intention. he went into some detail about the company structure he established. he said he

set it up in england when he was playing for manchester united and although there were some changes over the years, it was essentially the same. a strong denial from cristiano ronaldo. he threatened to leave spain, he would leave real madrid, such was his displeasure with being charged and being an alleged facts of a dove. that seems to have diminished slightly and it looks like he will stay with the club. today at the courthouse, it is a calm but this morning there was a full media circus present. at one stage a glass lectern was brought to the courthouse steps, about 100 journalists present and a0 tv cameras, we were told that cristiano ronaldo would speak to the media but in the end he did not go through with that. we heard he was advised not to do that in the end. there was quite a bit of drama in and around that with people expecting to hear from ronaldo. this case will go on.

we will see if the judge wants to ta ke we will see if the judge wants to take it to a full trial. we know that cristiano ronaldo, that denial, that cristiano ronaldo, that denial, that pledge of innocents he will continue that he feels he has done nothing wrong. is there much sympathy for him? there certainly is in one half, the real madrid half. you speak to fans today and they say they has done something wrong then maybe he should pay up. there could be three years in prison potentially. i don't think that will go through. lionel messi, his archrival at barcelona, he was served to two years in prison but he paid afine served to two years in prison but he paid a fine instead to avoid jail time. i think there are some sympathy from real madrid fans but not from other people. some people are saying that ronaldo should play fairand pay up are saying that ronaldo should play fair and pay up if it is required. that goes to the heart of some of the discussion here, the tax

authorities going aggressively after people who they feel have evaded taxes. jose mourinho, angel di maria, another big star from taxes. jose mourinho, angel di maria, another big starfrom real madrid, they are all under scrutiny and lionel messi. the tax authorities say does not matter who you are, if they think you have done something wrong they will come after you. how long would the child their one and how long will you, poor thing, have to stay out there? one and how long will you, poor thing, have to stay out there ?|j will be ok! don't worry about me! thejudge has to will be ok! don't worry about me! the judge has to decide will be ok! don't worry about me! thejudge has to decide if will be ok! don't worry about me! the judge has to decide if this goes toa the judge has to decide if this goes to a full trial and we may hear that in the days or weeks ahead, this was a chance, an opportunity for cristiano ronaldo to give his side of the story to explain how he feels there is no case to answer and the judge must go away and deliberate and decide if it is to proceed. richard, thank you very much. that is richard conway. ijust want to

bring you some news, following the eventin bring you some news, following the event in london, the ride london event. we are just hearing that there was a fatality. marius 0zil who was 67. he was married with four macro children. he suffered a cardiac arrest. he received immediate treatment from fellow riders and medical personnel at the scene. marius's son said he lived life to the full. he was a much loved husband, father and grandfather who refused to get old and died doing what he loved. that isa and died doing what he loved. that is a statement from prudential ride london who said they would like to express their condolences to maris's family and friends. if you are watching us on freeview or youview some channel numbers are changing on wednesday afternoon.

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in scotland, northern ireland, the odd rumble of thunder and it continues through the early evening. major towns and cities hanging on to double figures overnight. a fresh start for many but a bright start from central and eastern areas. similarto from central and eastern areas. similar to today, showers. the fire south—east probably staying dry. temperatures similar to today. sunshine and showers today, tomorrow, more persistent rain through the middle of the week for all areas. but then at the end of the week sunshine and showers. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines.

a former royal marine who supplied bombs to dissident republicans, has been sentenced to 18 years in prison. the judge said ciaran maxwell's actions had been a "flagrant breach of trust and a betrayal of his position in the armed forces". commemorations have been taking place in belgium to mark the centenary of the start of one of the first world war‘s most brutal battles, passchendaele. theresa may and prince charles were in attendance to pay tribute. the government insists it can recruit another 21,000 mental health nurses in england over the next four years, despite criticism from the royal college of nursing that the time frame for training additional staff is unrealistic. family and friends of princess diana have urged channel a not to broadcast controversial tapes of her discussing her marriage with her voice coach. much of the footage has already been aired in the us, but never in britain. and footballer cristiano ronaldo has appeared before a court in madrid accused of tax fraud. the real madrid player,

who is alleged to have evaded £13 million in tax since 2010, has previously denied the allegation. time for the sport. good news if you are an england cricket fan. england's cricketers have thrashed south africa to win the third test at the 0val, and take a 2—1 lead in the four—match series. the tourists started the final day on 117—a, chasing an improbable a92 to victory. south africa lost three wickets in the morning session, with toby roland—jones taking the first two in two balls. the only resistance came from dean elgar who hit his eighth test century and went on to make 136. but it was moeen ali who polished off the tail, taking the last three wickets in three balls. it was the first hat—trick for an england spinner since 1938, and the first hat—trick by any player in a test match at the 0val.

england won by 238 runs. the fourth and final test starts at old trafford on friday. manchester united defender phil jones has been banned for a two european matches for verbally abusing a uefa anti—doping officer. his team—mate daley blind was charged and find as well. the re—introduction of safe—standing at premier league football grounds has come a step closer, after liverpool fans have voted overwhelmingly in favour of rail seating. grounds in the top two tiers of english football have been all—seater as a legacy of the hillsborough disaster in 1989 which left 96 liverpool fans dead. 0ur reporter david 0rnstein has more. it could be seen as a very influential day. calls have been growing

for a relaxation of the legislation. since so many people stand at grounds now and also since the real reasons for the hillsborough disaster came to us with an unlawful death ruling and therefore we have got to this position where the likes of celtic held a successful trial last season. 0nly last month the premier league wrote to its clubs asking if they would be interested in a pilot scheme. shrewsbury town plan to bring in safe standing. now we have this vote with 80% of the spirit of shankly group voting in favour of rail seating. that was 18,000 fans that took part, so it could be significant in terms of forming an opinion and at some point the authorities going to the government saying, we want to change the legislation, but we are not that point yet.

it was back to training for some of the england squad today, preparing for their semifinal in the european championship. jodie taylor scored her fifth goal of the tournament as england beat france for the first time in a3 years. they play hosts the netherlands in the last four on thursday. they are good on the ball. they have shown this tournament, the wingers have been playing well and we have to stop that. there are places to exploit, especially with someone like jodie up top scoring goals. all of our girls have scored in this tournament and it shows that they had to be ready for us, but it will be a different task and we will be ready. the world athletics championships in london are just four days away now, there's full coverage on the bbc, but to mark the build—up there's a special documentary tonight on bbc one looking at the biggest name in the sport. bolt is a shining example of the

best we can be. he has won everything there is to win. so much work to get to that one moment. ahead of his final race, the inside story of the fastest man. ahead of his final race, the inside story of the fastest manlj ahead of his final race, the inside story of the fastest man. i was put on this earth to run and that's what iam going on this earth to run and that's what i am going to do. that's all sport for now. i'll have more in the next hour. a controversial documentary about the late diana, princess of wales is to be shown on channel a this weekend. there are some calls to cancel the programme which will show recordings that haven't been played in the uk before, in which she discusses her marriage, and relationship with a royal protection officer. 0ur correspondent matt cole told us more. it is considered very controversial because the recordings were not interviews ever intended to go to air.

this is recording work of princess diana, the late diana, princess of wales, recorded in 1992 and 1993. about five hours' worth of tapes as she did work with her speech coach rehearsing her speaking voice ahead of one big interview ultimately she gave in 1995 to the bbc panorama programme but that was the only interview she gave to martin bashir and this was the sort of prep work leading up to it to get the confidence to do an interview like that. in it her speech coach got her to talk about all sorts of personal things, her sex life with prince charles, her attitude to their marriage, she gave away details like the fact that they had only met 13 times before their wedding day, these were very personal and deep things that were shared, but with the intent that it was all about her being able to deliver those phrases rather than actually put them to air. suddenly the man who owned the tapes

subsequently, peter settleton, her voice coach, sold them on. they had been sold on in the states before but this is only for the uk. it is going into this documentary next sunday and a lot of people close to princess diana are very angry. not any gender, her royal biographer. she had children and do they really wa nt she had children and do they really want to know how often their parents had sex? is it anybody's business? certainly not ours. all we need to know is that the royal family do their job know is that the royal family do theirjob and they aren't worth the money, we do not need to pry into their private lives. it may have historical interest but 20 years on when her sons are still young and her ex—husband is alive, when the royal family that welcomed her into theirfamily and when royal family that welcomed her into their family and when her sisters and brother are still alive, this is not the right time. it is going back

in time 20 years because at the time the result was a conflict between the result was a conflict between the public interest. is there any public interest? there are some insane no and talk about these tapes being grubby blood money but channel 4 being grubby blood money but channel a say they are very important historical documents and they say they have considered very carefully which clips to use from the five hours of broadcasting, although it should be pointed out that many of those five hours will be simply voice coaching work but channel a insisted this is a legitimate journalistic use of these tapes, as was explained earlier today to bbc five live by ralph lee, the head of factual for channel a. five live by ralph lee, the head of factual for channel 4. there were two factors in deciding to erebor tapes, one is arguing about things

becoming history but 20 years have passed by. she says these things comfortable in front of the camera and is happy to be recorded. when people see that, they will see a relaxed, informal diana comfortable talking about her own story, and the process is bringing her stories to life, not concealing it, it is actually a process about channelling her natural voice and using her personal experiences to inform that voice. i don't think people will find the experience anything but illuminating. the bbc had these tapes ten years ago but decided not to go ahead with running them. channel a will show the programme on sunday night. kensington palace are not going to comment. the islamic state group says its responsible for a suicide

attack on the iraqi embassy. fierce fighting is under way as afghan security forces battle near the police compound in kabul following a suicide bombing. the afghan interior ministry says that all the attackers were killed during the four—hour—long clash. iraq said two afghan guards were killed in the assault , the first time its diplomatic mission in kabul has been targeted. the bbc presenter, vanessa feltz, has said she was "extremely upset" by a sunday times column, which suggested she earned a high salary at the corporation because she wasjewish. she described the piece, written by kevin myers, as "so obviously racist it's surprisingly hurtful". a short time ago our media editor amol rajan talked us through the usual process of publishing a story. the columnist published a column when he said some outlandish things, that vanessa feltz and claudia winkleman were only top paid because they were jewish, and winkleman were only top paid because they werejewish, and he managed to

be anti—semitic and misogynistic and said that maybe some women have junior sessions because they get pregnant and men do not. as a former newspaper and i thought it was very strange that this went to the various layers of bureaucracy. usually you have an editor speaking to the columnist who will ask what they're thinking about writing and then they will write it and stick it to an editor but at some point someone to an editor but at some point someone should have read it and thought it seemed crazy. it has offended a huge number of people including vanessa feltz to address the issue. when you write something it is read by a sub editor, features editor, whoever puts it to print, arranges it on the page, by the legal team and their editor. it is not like you just write it and it is in the paper. i couldn't understand

how all those layers of command allowed something so blatantly racist is to be put in the paper. allowed something so blatantly racist is to be put in the paperlj am just wondering what the future is for the editor. martin ivins, the editor of the sunday times, would reasonably argue that he doesn't actually see everything that goes in the irish edition, which has its own editor, and in his statement he says he takes full responsibility, deflecting responsibility from martin ivins. news uk gave a clear message, not only would kevin myers not be writing for that newspaper any time soon but probably not any rupert murdoch newspapers. they have

made an open apology and they hope with the removal of kevin myers they can go on. we do not know if a law has been broken, it could be incitement to racial hatred but i don't think that is relevant here. it comes down to an editorial rather than legal judgment. as it comes down to an editorial rather than legaljudgment. as an editor you have to work out whether an upside in being controversial and putting radical opinions out there is outweighed by the fact you will offend a huge number of people. it is not just offend a huge number of people. it is notjust that offend a huge number of people. it is not just that this offend a huge number of people. it is notjust that this piece was anti—semitic and misogynistic, it was intellectually incoherent. there are big questions still to be a nswered are big questions still to be answered not only by martin ivins but the editor of the irish edition. thousands of sneaker fans from around the world were at europe's biggest sneaker festival — crepe city — this weekend in london.

buyers were splashing their cash on limited edition footwear with some spending thousands on exclusive items. and with the international sneaker market estimated to be worth £a0 billion, the bbc‘s bela shah put on her best pair and went along to find out more. thousands of sneaker heads, over 250 stalls and a lot of cash. this is crepe city. i'm surrounded by sneaker fanatics, both buyers and sellers.to there's everything from $20 sneakers here to high ticket items worth up to 13,000. the international sneaker market is estimated at $55 billion so i've come to europe's biggest sneaker festival to find out why this type of footwear is so popular and lucrative. i'm looking for some. my shoe size is 13 so i haven't found any my size yet. i'm prepared to buy each one for years, so maybe £1000. i buy shoes and then resell them. i'm trying to make myself a bit of money. celebrity endorsements, collaborations and limited editions have all played a part in turning sneakers into big business. buyers and collectors are now making

the most of the resale market, estimated to be worth more than $1 billion. we have resellers here but the event started out for collectors who wanted to get rid of a few pairs. ronald co—founded the event in 2009, leaving behind his career as a lawyer. social media helped massively and it just grew from being 200 people to 5000 people in less than ten years. it's crazy. the festival attracts people from around the world, wanting to buy and sell sneakers as well as clothing and accessories. we saw that a lot of our customers wore brands like supreme, easy shoes, so to be here, you know, make sense for us. from celebrities to teenagers and the very, very young, more and more people are cashing in on the growing sneaker industry. and with some resellers making thousands of dollars of profit per pair, it's easy to see why. we arejust

we are just hearing that two people had beenjailed forfour we are just hearing that two people had been jailed for four years and six months and three years and six months respectively for their roles ina months respectively for their roles in a conspiracy to pass off horse meat as beef. also we are hearing from the bank of england, a three—day strike will go ahead after talks at the conciliation service acas ended. in a moment, a summary of the business news this hour, but first, he headlines on bbc news. the former royal marine ciaran maxwell has been jailed for 18 years after he pleaded guilty to making bombs for dissident republican group the continuity ira. 100 years on from passchendaele, descendants of the dead havejoined dignitaries, including members of the royal family for a ceremony of commemoration in belgium.

the government announces plans to recruit thousands more mental health workers in england over the next four years, despite questions from those working within the services about whether such targets are feasible. i'm egon cossou. in the business news... profits at hsbc have gone up by 5% in the first six months of the year. it's also buying back some of its shares. this could push up the value of the company by restricting how many shares are actually on the market. fees for going over your overdraft limit could soon be a thing of the past. the financial conduct authority says these charges are too high and too complicated. it's thinking about a fundamental shakeup. the chancellor, philip hammond says he won't try to undercut rival eu

countries by slashing taxes after brexit. this is being seen as a softer tone from him. injanuary he said the uk would do whatever it takes to stay competitive after brexit. the unemployment rate in the eurozone has fallen to its lowest since february 2009, according to the latest official figures. the rate dropped to 9.1% last month, from a downwardly revised 9.2% in may. separately, inflation remained unchanged in july at 1.3%. joining me is jennifer mckeown, chief european economist at capital economics. what is rushing down the unemployment rate in the eurozone? it is more generally the economic recovery. gdp has been growing steadily for a few years now and it is having positive implications for

the labour market. the unemployment rate has been falling for the past four years, very encouraging. could brexit throw a spanner into the works? possibly. the direct impact on the eurozone will be relatively limited. the uk is not a huge trading partner, accounting for a relatively small share of the eurozone economy, exports to the uk, and so far the uk has not plunged into recession as some had warned, so into recession as some had warned, so with growth only slowing slightly there are no huge direct impact but there are no huge direct impact but there could be implications further ahead. with signs of a pick-up in the eurozone economy you think we will continue to see downward treasure on eurozone unemployment?” think it is likely to keep falling. the labour market recovery has spread in the eurozone lately which

bodes well for its future, whereas initially falling unemployment was confined largely to germany but we are now seeing significant falling in spain and italy, so it is broadening and it is likely to be sustained, particularly giving that things are holding up well. what does this say about further rises of interest rates in the eurozone?” think interest rates increases are a long way off in the eurozone. the rate of inflation is still very low, just1.3%, rate of inflation is still very low, just 1.3%, the european central bank targets a rate of 2% over the medium term and if we take away the volatile energy and food components then the core rate of inflation is just 1.2% so it is a long way off before we will see the need for interest—rate hikes. eu countries have until today

to submit their bids to host the european medicines agency and the european banking authority. both these bodies are currently based in london. but they're leaving because of brexit. there's been a fall in the number of mortgages being approved. more than 6a,600 home loans got the go ahead last month — the lowest figure since september. apple has axed 60 virtual private networks from its app store in china. vpns allow users to hide their internet addresses and access blocked material. apple says the banned networks didn't comply with government regulations. good weather in europe has boosted sales for heineken. they were up by more than a% in the second quarter of the year. but the company has struck a sobering note — it's warning of volatile trading conditions ahead. water companies doing well, with severn trent rising by more

than 3% and similar gains for united utilities. hsbc has been making healthy gains after it announced bigger than expected profits. cigarette companies are dragging after news that us regulators might limit the amount of tobacco they can put in their product. the pound is holding steady against the euro and the dollar. hiv testing should be offered to patients when they register with a new gp in areas where there are high rates of infection, according to new research. more than 13,000 people are unaware that they have the condition. researchers from two london universities say screening is affordable and could save lives. 0ur health correspondent, jane dreaper, reports. a simple finger prick test — that is all that is needed now to find out whether you have hiv.

gps' surgeries in some parts of london are making this test more routine. this study says those efforts should be much more widespread. the researchers looked at surgeries where new patients are offered a hiv test when they register. this led to a much higher rate of diagnosing the virus. each test costs around £25. the authors say the benefits mean more screening is affordable. many patients are undiagnosed. that means they carry the virus without actually knowing it. so having an hiv test at your surgery will allow you to have access to excellent treatment, but then also prevent people — prevent you from passing on the virus to someone else. routine testing has previously been recommended by public health england for cities with high hiv rates. but investment in testing has fallen in some areas because of financial pressures on local authorities' public health budgets. the charity terrence higgins trust called on healthcare commissioners to act on these latest findings.

jane dreaper, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. temperatures creeping up to 2a in the south—east. in the sunshine and is quite pleasant. but not for eve ryo ne is quite pleasant. but not for everyone because we have showers as well through today and tomorrow. more persistent rain spreads across all areas in the middle of the week. the closer you are too low pressure today, the showers are heavier. 12 fleeting showers in the south—east. further west and north, quite a lot of showers. some of them have been quite heavy. some hail and rumbles

of thunder. that risk goes on into the early part of the evening. for many eastern areas, the showers will fade away overnight. a few will go around western coast and hills. by the end of the night, temperatures in major cities and 10—13 but some rural spots might get into single figures. from early on, showers will be going across the north and west of scotland, some moving to the south—east as well. north—west england, showers earlier but the north—east largely drive through the morning. in the south and west, early showers but further east it should be a bright start to the day. not that breezy. we will see the cloud building across the south—east where you start with sunshine but cloud will increase in the afternoon and there is a higher chance of a shower or two and east anglia or london but in kent and east sussex probably staying dry. temperatures

similarto probably staying dry. temperatures similar to today. tomorrow evening we look towards the west for this system heading our way. that will come in on wednesday. it will be quite breezy, cloud will be thickening in the south—west. rain moves in here and pushes into wales and northern ireland. the further north and east you go, it should stay dry until afternoon or early evening on wednesday. but the rain moves into scotland will stop it clears away from northern scotland early on thursday morning and then it isa early on thursday morning and then it is a breezy day with sunny spells and scattered showers. temperatures on thursday similar to the next few days. that is how the next few days looks, for more details go to the website. this is bbc news. the headlines at four. the former royal marine ciaran maxwell has been jailed for 18 years

after he was found guilty of making bombs for the continuity ira. remembering the fallen — 100 years after the start of the world war one battle of passchendaele — commemorations are taking place in belgium. thousands of descendants of the dead joined dignitaries, including members of the royal family, for a ceremony of commemoration in belgium. the battle we know today as passchendaele would last for over 100 days. we remember it, not only for the rain that fell, the mud that weighed down the living and swallowed the dead, but also for the courage and bravery of the men who fought here.